HED4801 ASSIGNMENT 4 ANSWERS 2025

HED4801
ASSIGNMENT 4
ANSWERS 2025




HED4801 ASSIGNMENT 4 ANSWERS
2025

, HED4801

ASSIGNMENT 04



QUESTION 1**



1.1 **B) Equal chances for success regardless of social background**

1.2 **B) Antonio Gramsci**

1.3 **B) Seeks to understand the subjective meanings students attach to their
experiences.**

1.4 **A) Knowledge production and power dynamics**

1.5 **B) As a tool of cultural reproduction favoring dominant class interests**

1.6 **C) Gendered expectations and curriculum biases**

1.7 **A) Functionalism views education as essential for society, whereas Conflict
Theory views it as a means of oppression.**

1.8 **B) It fosters a sense of shared struggle and resistance among students.**

1.9 **A) It lacks objectivity and cannot generalize findings.**

1.10 **B) Functionalism does not address systemic inequalities within education.**



**QUESTION 2**



2.1 **Equal Opportunity:** Equal opportunity refers to the idea that everyone should
have the same chances to succeed, regardless of factors like race, gender,
socioeconomic status, or other personal characteristics. In education, this means
providing all individuals with access to quality schooling, resources, and support to